The Mash Up

My reactions to the Worlds groups for both Play-Ins and the Main Event and my slightly biased predictions for NA. Nuggets do it again against the Clippers, Boston makes a dumb decision and Miami takes full advantage. The B1G announced their return and spawned the worst take of all time. PS5 showcase reactions. Last reactions to NFL week 1 and the possibility of an OBJ trade Follow me on twitch Int...

The return of the NFL was just as insane as I hoped it would be, this is going to be a crazy season. The CDL is making some big changes, both to the league itself and the rosters for next year. The NBA had one of the best games of the playoffs so far, that NOBODY watched. The Final Four of the Overwatch League is set, now we wait a month for the Finals.  Follow me on Twitch Intro Song: NFL on...

CoD Black Ops: Cold War has me sold after seeing both the campaign trailer and multiplayer reveal. The NFL is back, everyone's Power Rankings suck. The Browns did a really dumb thing and they're going to get destroyed on Sunday. Michael Porter Jr is an idiot, the winner of Boston-Toronto is probably going to lose to Miami. The Final Weekend of the Overwatch League is here and there's some potentia...

The Philadelphia Fusion are finally playing to their potential again and the Justice are red hot. The NBA second round is nuts, Giannis and Jokic are injured but their teams might still get the win. Worlds 2020 is going to be INSANE. LCS Summer 2020 Grand Finals had everything; technical delays, power outages, near reverse sweeps, Silver Scrapes. The Flyers broke my heart again, but I can see the...

The Call of Duty League is going through some major shake ups after crowning its first champion. Refs in the NBA Bubble SUCK and the 2nd round is going to be kind of boring. The three LCS teams going to Worlds are not who I expected. Rona takes the two Vietnamese reps at Worlds away from them.  Sentinels once again prove they belong in the conversation for the best Valorant team in the world...

Chicago and OpTic LA just had the best series in CoD esports history, Champs weekend is going to be INSANE. Luka is a freak and the Sixers take the first step in fixing the team. They still have PLENTY that needs fixing though. Caps fire their coach after just two years, the Flames pull off the biggest choke I've ever seen and I already know who is going to be in the Western Conference Finals Intr...

The first round of the real NHL playoffs start winding down (as much as a hockey game can wind down anyway). CDL Playoffs have been entertaining for the most part but internet issues strike once again, they should've done a bubble. The NBA Bubble has been insane and nothing in Orlando makes any sense. LCS playoffs take their first step towards getting insane. 

The NHL Playoffs are doing their job and making no sense at all. G2 and TSM are the two best Valorant teams in the world and I can't wait for them to play each other, 100 Thieves finally made some much needed roster changes. Jonathan Holloway joins the show to preview the NBA Playoffs.  Intro Song: Rise by Mako, The Glitch Mob and World Alive Outro Song: Roundball Rock

CoD content creators finally opened up their mystery crates from Treyarch which led to an INSANE puzzle. The B1G played college football fans big time and the NCAA continues to be hilariously incompetent. TSM and Sentinels are possibly the two best Valorant teams in the world and their rivalry is the face of the larger rivalry that will be the driving storyline of the next few years. The Rangers g...

Dr Disrespect seemingly moves to YouTube while Ninja and Twitch are "talking".  The Oilers and Penguins are about to get eliminated by two teams who would've missed the playoffs by a mile in a normal season, King Henrik is probably done in NY and the Flyers are in fact that good.  Final weekend of the LCS regular season and the most NA possibility is on the table. Faze Clan Valorant Invi...

Something BIG is coming in Valorant's pro scene and we've got some power struggles already. The Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup. Why is the NHL using regular season OT for the Round Robin but playoff OT for qualifiers? What is going on with C9? Will Liquid be NA's Worlds hero instead? The Lakers are going to win the NBA Championship, nobody else can even think about challenging them. Follo...

THE NBA AND NHL ARE BACK!!!!!! Riot backtracks on a stupid decision in RECORD time (well for them anyway) and the LCS is preparing for playoffs and Worlds.  MLB makes one kind of genius decision and one incredibly stupid decision, which is actually pretty on brand for them.  Intro Song: The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys Outro Song: Roundball Rock (NBA on NBC and Fox CBB theme) ...

The CDL season is over and Atlanta are the top dogs, for once a prediction is right six months later. The Toronto Home Series on the other hand, made much less sense. The PAX Arena Valorant Invitational was really good but I can't wait for the first LAN because that will be even better. North America's Worlds prospects are actually looking good, even with C9's recent losses. Baseball screws up the...

Halo is back and people are already complaining. The game looks amazing, let's just enjoy it. Despite all the, possibly earned, drama around the CDL they have a STACKED weekend lineup. Valorant amateur players get busted for cheating and fail miserably trying to cover their tracks. PAX Tournament has been really good so far, but can we please stop with streamer teams at pro tournaments? The LCS ha...

Dr Disrespect finally spoke to the public, but didn't say anything that we didn't already know. Three big execs formerly of Faze started their own org based in Boston and called out other orgs for being "frat houses".  London Home Series 2 looks like it's going to be absolutely insane and I love it.  TSM and Evil Geniuses make some roster changes headed into Summer Week 6 and I'm not 100...

The next entries in Ubisoft's cornerstone franchises (Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs) all look AMAZING. New York wins their home series and the improvement they've shown since adding Mack has been insane.  The LCS has finally found parity after being on the very wrong side of the mediocrity-parity line in Spring. The Redskins name is no more, now the question becomes what are they goin...

The second of three of what I consider the most important weekends of the LCS Summer Split, Worlds needs a new location. Several teams can make big statements at the New York Home Series. Jonathan Holloway joins the show to discuss college football's schedule changes, make fun of people and get a little serious at the end.  Intro Song: Rise by Mako and the Glitch Mob (Instrumental) Outro Song...

The Fusion break their fans' hearts once again as the Overwatch League season starts to wind down. The good teams of the LCS have revealed themselves and Cloud9 is just playing with their food now. CoD League playoffs are going to be online and Infinity Ward makes maybe their dumbest decision ever. You okay DeSean Jackson? Patrick Mahomes' GIANT payday. 

RIP Rekful, your community clearly loved you. Gamers, we need to be more like this all the time. xQc vs the entire Blevins family vs Alinty on twitter. Big weekend for a lot of LCS teams and my perception of them; 100T, CLG, Immortals, EG in particular. Live Summer Showdown bracket fill out and some changes Overwatch League should make for next season. 

Nobody has said a word about Dr Disrespect getting perma banned and the rumors are flying, even the most prominent ones have more than a few holes in them. T1 and NSG put on another incredible Valorant tournament and as far as I'm concerned we have a definitive answer for best team in the world because of it. The final Summer Showdown qualifier matches had a few surprising and a few disappointing...

T1 and NSG's Valorant tournament is absolutely loaded with both professional and amateur talent, this should be really fun. Overwatch League doesn't have hero pools for the next two weeks and I plan to enjoy every second of the crazy comps that will come from that. About half the LCS need to make statements this weekend and TSM continues to be a disaster.   Intro Song: Valorant menu theme Out...

Mixer shuts down with no warning given to any of their partnered streamers, good job making people even angrier at you on your way out the door. Florida Mutineers made a statement at the Paris Home Series, the homestretch is going to be fun. Overwatch League's last weekend before things get interesting again went pretty well all things considered. The LCS, outside of C9, is looking just as mediocr...

The CDL has another stacked weekend with several potential rematches from last week. Overwatch League is kind of in filler episode mode but they are some hidden gems too. The LCS breaks its own viewership records despite broadcast issues and there might not be any undefeated teams left after this weekend. G2 CEO Ocelote has twitter beef with Nadeshot, 100T and Faze Clan, keep stirring the pot O Ki...

The CDL is getting nuts in the homestretch, only four teams have won events so far with four events left. Overwatch League is getting back on track. The LCS Summer Split got off to a hot start. TSM is really good at Valorant and Riot is building their esports scene perfectly. The NBA and MLB are both being very dumb in totally different ways. 

The PS5 reveal got me very excited for the next generation of consoles and those exclusives though. The LCS, CoD Legaue and Overwatch League all return this weekend and HOLY CRAP, this is going to be fun. The LCS Summer Split should be much less mediocre than Spring, at least I think it will.  CoD League has the most stacked event they've had so far this season, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas al...